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Agustin Pichot
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Agustin Pichot is an Argentine rugby union player, the current captain of the Argentine team and past captain of his former team Bristol Rugby. He is said to be one of the best of the 2000s. Currently with Racing Metro 92 Paris, he played several years with Bristol Rugby of the English League and current Top 14 champions Stade Francais after leaving Argentine team CASI from San Isidro in 1997.
Pichot made his debut for Los Pumas in April of 1995 during the Pumas' tour to Australia, scoring a try in the first Test in Brisbane. Pichot was capped another three times that year for the Pumas; playing in Tests against Romania, Italy and France during October. The following year he was capped another three times for Argentina, playing two Tests against France and one against Uruguay in June, scoring a try in the match against Uruguay. In October/November of the next year he earned another four Test caps, playing in matches against Italy, France and the Wallabies, scoring a try in the second of two matches against the Wallabies. He moved from CASI to Richmond in the 1997-98 season, and would later switch to Bristol.
Pichot would be capped six times during the 1998 international season, including playing France three times, as well as playing matches against Italy, Romania and Wales, scoring tries in the games against Wales and Romania. In the lead up to the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales Pichot played two Tests against the hosts in June, and Tests against Scotland and Ireland that August, scoring a try in the Test against Ireland. He played five matches during the World Cup, and helped the Pumas reach the quarter-finals. Argentina played France in their quarter-final, which France won 26-47, Pichot being one of Argentina's try scorers in the match.
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